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Using the Custom White Balance
White balance settings may vary slightly depending on the shooting
environment. You can select the most appropriate white balance setting for a
given shooting environment by setting up the custom white balance.
1. Select the CUSTOM ( ) menu of the
White Balance and place a sheet of white
paper in front of the camera so that the LCD
monitor shows only white.
2. OK menu button : selects pre-saved custom
white balance.
BACK button : cancels the custom white
balance.
Shutter button : stores the new custom white balance.
- The custom white balance value will be applied, starting with the next picture
you take.
- The user configured white balance will be remain effective until it is
overwritten.
[White paper]
White balance
AUTO : The camera automatically
selects the appropriate
white balance settings,
depending on the
prevailing lighting
conditions.
DAYLIGHT : For taking images outside.
CLOUDY : For taking images under a
cloudy and overcast sky.
Fluorescent H : For shooting under daylight fluorescent types of three
way fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent L : Shooting under white fluorescent lighting.
TUNGSTEN : For shooting under tungsten (standard light bulb)
lighting.
CUSTOM : Allows the user to set the white balance according to the
shooting condition.
Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast on your images.
The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours so they appear more
natural. When a menu except the AWB (Auto White Balance) is selected, you
can only select the negative colour effect.